French hospitality group Accor has opened a luxury hotel in the tourist village of Palase, southern Albania, according to general manager Ferenc Zsolt Horvath. The hotel, operating under Accor’s luxury brand MGallery Collection, will be open year-round. The facility offers 131 sea-view rooms, including 26 suites. In 2021, Accor opened its first hotel in Albania, under its premium brand Movenpick, in the Lalz bay touristic area near Durres. In March last year, it opened a hotel under its mid-range brand Mercure in Tirana. Accor also plans to open a hotel under its premium brand Adorn in Tirana in October.